The Epoch Times By Amy Norton
Many language skills are “left brain,” but a new study shows that when a newborn suffers a stroke in that region, the brain is able to shift those language duties to the right.
The researchers said the findings highlight the striking malleability of the infant brain, and could potentially point to ways to treat adults who suffer similar strokes.
Strokes occur when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, starving the tissue there. Depending on the location and extent of the damage, strokes can leave people with physical disabilities or problems with memory, thinking, or communication.
While older adults account for most strokes, they can strike younger adults, kids, and even babies.
Perinatal strokes—those that occur around the time of birth—affect roughly one in every 4,000 newborns, according to the International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke.
